Hong Kong is ringing in the New Year with a HK$14 million fireworks display and light show over Victoria Harbour, but how do the colourful pyrotechnic devices actually work? Young Post’s ...

When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took ...

Questions appropriate for class work or for homework. Answers are provided ... So a fuel and an oxidizer are two of the basic components required for fireworks. Where does the color come from? Metals ...